I acquired a Cragar adapter for a Flathead Ford Trans to a SBC. I was told I needed a Borg & Beck 988 1949-51 Mercury pressure plate. They seem difficult to find? I came across an add on another website listing a 10" pressure plate which is #1310? It's listed on the add for an International and Mack truck? Seller doesn't know if it will anything else?Kind of looks like a merc pressure plate? What do you guys think? Wanted an opinion before I pull the trigger. Thank you!
The photo credit goes to @hotrodA , the picture was on one of his posts. The number, 1310, in the photo might look odd, but Fort Wayne may have restamped the clutch cover.
Here are some photos of an original Borg&Beck 1949-51 Merc. manual transmission 10 in pressure plate #1310. It looks like someone restamped yours to 1320.
looking at the pic, looks right. If the fingers are too long a bit of grinding will let them work. I HAVE done this in the past. Grind just enough to clear the bearing retainer.
I took a chance and bought the pressure plate that was listed for a Mack or International Harvester. Got it today and it fit perfectly on a 153 tooth flywheel that a buddy gave to me.
This is what how the pressure plate was advertised: Clutch Pressure Plate 1310 10" 1941-1949 IHC Truck 1944-1950 Mack. not sure if it was mislabeled or really fits these other vehicles?
Double check your fit on the bearing retainer/ pp fingers. There is another Merc pp that looks the same, but the fingers are longer for the later, smaller trans input spline. Looks like the original number was 1319, and was scratched out. That was 51-53 Merc with the 1 1/8" input spline. They could have put the short fingers in making it a 1310.
I see the 3 fingers on yours is part # 4079, which is the same as the "19forty" picture he posted of a straight removal of a 1310. Wonder where a guy could find those parts separately. I have a b&b plate, identical to Merc but has wrong "arms". The part # on mine denotes Chrysler I believe.
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